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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 Aug;134(8):1093-106. doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2014-8. Epub 2014 Jun 4. Hannemann PF1, Mommers EH, Schots JP, Brink PR, Poeze M. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the best currently available evidence from randomized controlled trials comparing pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) or low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) bone growth stimulation with placebo for […]

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009; 10: 83. Published online Jul 10, 2009. doi:  10.1186/1471-2474-10-83 PMCID: PMC2714496 Christiaan JA van Bergen,1 Leendert Blankevoort,1 Rob J de Haan,2 Inger N Sierevelt,1 Duncan E Meuffels,3 Pieter RN d’Hooghe,4 Rover Krips,5 Geert van Damme,6 and C Niek van Dijk1 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.   Abstract Background Osteochondral talar

Aggelos Assiotis,1 Nick P Sachinis,2 and Byron E Chalidis2 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Background Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) stimulation for the treatment of bone nonunion or delayed union have been in use for several years, but on a limited basis. The aim of this

Prostate. Aug 2014; 74(11): 1132–1141. Published online Jun 9, 2014. doi:  10.1002/pros.22829 PMCID: PMC4145661Raffaella Leoci,1,* Giulio Aiudi,1 Fabio Silvestre,1 Elaine Lissner,2 and Giovanni Michele Lacalandra1 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Abstract BACKGROUND Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a result of urogenital aging. Recent studies suggest that an age-related impairment of the blood supply to the lower urinary tract

Abstract Objective: To compare the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) or pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on fracture healing through a systematic review of original, English-language clinical research reports. Data Sources: A search of MEDLINE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and ProQuest to identify clinical trials of LIPUS or PEMF with fractures in humans, written in English, published

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2011; 12: 90. Published online May 6, 2011. doi:  10.1186/1471-2474-12-90 PMCID: PMC3107178 Pascal Hannemann,#1 Kevin WA Göttgens,#1 Bob J van Wely,2 Karel A Kolkman,3 Andries J Werre,4 Martijn Poeze,1and Peter RG Brink1 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background The scaphoid bone is the most commonly fractured of the carpal bones. In the Netherlands

J R Soc Interface. Mar 6, 2010; 7(44): 467–473. Published online Aug 5, 2009. doi:  10.1098/rsif.2009.0205 PMCID: PMC284279 John A. Robertson,1,3 Jean Théberge,1,2,3 Julie Weller,1 Dick J. Drost,1,2,3 Frank S. Prato,1,2,3 and Alex W. Thomas1,2,3,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (from DC to 300 Hz) have been

Indian J Orthop. 2009 Apr-Jun; 43(2): 156–160. doi:  10.4103/0019-5413.50850 PMCID: PMC2762255 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Background: Nonunion of long bones is a difficult clinical problem and challenges the clinical acumen of surgeons. Multiple surgical or nonsurgical modalities have been used to treat